So my Mom had been reminiscing about some of the things her relatives in Alabama used to say, and how much she was in the mood to watch Fried Green Tomatoes. I was ashamed to say I’d never seen the movie. Gasp! I know. Well I had the house to myself a couple nights ago, so I watched it on YouTube. It’s such a beautiful film! Here’s a scene when the main character, Idgie, is first trying to cook fried green tomatoes:
That got me to googling recipes and today I made fried green tomatoes for lunch! As luck would have it, my neighbor was digging up his tomato plants for the season a couple days ago, and he had five tomatoes on the bush that were still green. He asked if we wanted them. Heck yes! To make my fried green tomatoes I used a recipe by Robin Shreeves, who had adapted it from a recipe by the Neelys on Food Network.
Ingredients
- Oil
- 4 green tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch rings
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 4 eggs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
- pinch cayenne pepper
- pinch paprika
Directions
- In a deep-fryer, preheat oil to 350 degrees F or heat oil in frying pan on stove top.
- Season tomatoes, on both sides, with pepper.
- Place flour and garlic powder in a shallow dish. In another shallow dish, beat eggs with the milk. In another dish, mix bread crumbs with cayenne and paprika.
- Dredge tomatoes through the flour, then the eggs, and then through the bread crumbs. Add only a few pieces to the fryer at a time, so they can cook evenly, about 2 to 3 minutes in the fryer or 2 to 3 minutes per side in the frying pan – flipping occasionally. Drain on paper towels and serve sauce.
Eat with your fingers for best results!! 
(note the absence of utensils!)
